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[JC 042]

[spoiler=Cooler Master Case]Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0 ATX Case
This thing is gorgeous, it made building this thing so much easier. There's an extra side panel where all the wires go through so it's all seriously organised (although one of the power cables from the PSU to the motherboard was a pretty tight fit seeing as the PSU is at the bottom instead of the top.) putting in hard rives is VERY easy, as well as the SSD. and at the top you see a panel which actually opens up for a place where you can slot in a hard drive!



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[spoiler=seagate barracuda 2TB hard drive]looks like any other hard drive[/spoiler]
[spoiler=GeForce GTX 770 1137MHz 2GB]GeForce GTX 770 1137MHz 2GB PCI-E 3.0 HDMI Windforce 3X
A VERY decent graphics card =D
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[Spoiler=Plantronics gamecom 380 gaming headset]

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[spoiler=ETS-T40 heat sink]Enermax ETS-T40-TB T.B. Silence CPU-K1/4hler (PWM 120mm) f1/4r Sockel
This thing is HUGE!!! As heat sinks go this thing is overpowered

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[spoiler=ModXStream Pro 600W ATX Power Supply]OCZ OCZ600MXSP-UK ModXStream Pro 600W ATX Power Supply

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[spoiler=16GB 2133MHz memory]Kingston Technology 16GB (2x 8GB) 2133MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL11 DIMM XMP HyperX Predator Series Memory Module

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[spoiler=MSI Z87-G43 ATX Motherboard]MSI Z87-G43 ATX Motherboard (Intel Z87, 4x DDR3, DVI, HDMI, 4x USB3.0, GBE LAN, LGA1150 Socket)
A military class motherboard that only takes 1 graphics card, but it's WAY faster than one that would take 2, plus I'm not gonna bother spending 100% more on graphics for only a 50% performance increase.

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[spoiler=Samsung 500GB SSD]Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive

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[spoiler=Samsung DVD Writer]Samsung 24x Retail SATA DVD Writer
It's just a basic DVD drive, nothing special[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Intel Core i7]Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50GHz Socket 1150 8MB
Top of the range mainstream processor
http://i.imgur.com/zx4jGjr.jpg
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[spoiler=Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse]MK770
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[spoiler=LG 27' LED Monitor]LG IPS LED monitor m2752d
http://i.imgur.com/845jva7.jpg
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[spoiler=Sony Dualshock controller]http://i.imgur.com/yKON78s.jpg[/spoiler]

All I've got left to get is an external hard drive and a 360 controller

Overall this entire machine is OVER £1,500!!!!

So in other words I'm now completely skins XD

At least I got 3 free games with the graphics card: AC IV, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Batman Origins. I also got FF XIV but NO WAY am I paying the £13 a month subscription fee for a game with those reviews  
Alright, it's a fact, there's definitely an image and video posting limit now :/

[JC 042]

[spoiler=Holy shit I just put this thing through a benchmark test at maximum settings and see what I got!][/spoiler]

Edited by JC 042, 11 January 2014 - 03:22 PM.

[Draco Ny'ade]

mine's better value-for-money

[JC 042]

Actually I think mine is, this could easily cost three times as much buying similar components/ It's just so expensive it can hardly be considered a 'budget PC' XD

[Kite Arca]

thats pretty good jc 

[Draco Ny'ade]

I disagree JC, performance-to-cost ratio I believe mine trumps, I'll post my parts list later 

[ebonybrotherhood]

Much PC. Such Specs. WOW.

[CruciasNZ]

Windows 7. So old

 

Good looking Spec list, let's see how it handles games and such

[JC 042]

Well it runs Black Flag on max settings, even experimental anti aliasing, for 12 hours without crashing. The only time it's crshing is a fucking glitch in the game which means I can't play it any more :/

[Talos Valcoran]

Looks amazing.

[LeadCrazySam]

I have £1,300+ what machine should I get?

[Draco Ny'ade]

Build one

[LeadCrazySam]

WITH WHAAAt.

[Draco Ny'ade]

I need more details. What will you be using it for and what OS do you want? Give me a bunch more details and i might be able to help you

[JC 042]

WITH WHAAAt.

Everything you see in OP

[JC 042]

Windows 7. So old

I would have had 8, but didn't have a free code lying around for that :/

I will do eventually though, I want to run virtual operating systems in a dev kit for it.

[CruciasNZ]

I would have had 8, but didn't have a free code lying around for that :/

I will do eventually though, I want to run virtual operating systems in a dev kit for it.

You should look at getting it through the Computer department at the University you're going to. Microsoft Academic Alliance program (or it's renamed form) usually offers OS for free for testing purposes.

 

Otherwise talk to Tug and talk very very very nicely

[JC 042]

I only know Loughborough Uni to offer that. At the very least though I can get a pretty good student discount.

[CruciasNZ]

I only know Loughborough Uni to offer that. At the very least though I can get a pretty good student discount.

Yeah you should. $99 for $499 Microsoft Office Professional here in NZ as Student. Discounts everywhere. Also check out dreamspark, Microsoft's student developer program - free MS Dev Account for Win8, Xbox and WinPhone8 plus all software needed to develop (eg Visual Studio) free

[LeadCrazySam]

Any problems with yours so far JC?